Testa Surname
Approximately 77,033 people bear this surname
Testa Surname Definition:
(Italian) One who had a large or unusual head; descendant of Testa, a pet form of Battista (Baptist).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 46,188 | 1:1,324 | 53 |
| United States | 11,119 | 1:32,598 | 4,069 |
| Argentina | 5,286 | 1:8,086 | 801 |
| Brazil | 4,287 | 1:49,936 | 1,941 |
| France | 2,439 | 1:27,234 | 3,283 |
| Philippines | 1,576 | 1:64,237 | 10,913 |
| Venezuela | 818 | 1:36,924 | 2,092 |
| Canada | 591 | 1:62,344 | 7,286 |
| Spain | 503 | 1:92,946 | 7,757 |
| Uruguay | 475 | 1:7,225 | 801 |
| Australia | 464 | 1:58,180 | 7,082 |
| Mexico | 455 | 1:272,805 | 6,434 |
| England | 399 | 1:139,644 | 13,590 |
| Switzerland | 290 | 1:28,320 | 4,325 |
| Germany | 287 | 1:280,507 | 29,430 |
| Panama | 279 | 1:14,022 | 1,088 |
| Belgium | 188 | 1:61,152 | 9,850 |
| Malta | 174 | 1:2,473 | 200 |
| Chile | 153 | 1:115,140 | 4,203 |
| Israel | 137 | 1:62,464 | 7,884 |
| South Africa | 132 | 1:410,437 | 35,867 |
| Paraguay | 120 | 1:60,306 | 1,649 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Ecuador | 106 | 1:150,055 | 7,095 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Monaco | 31 | 1:1,196 | 26 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Testa (850) may also be a first name.
Testa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who had a large or unusual head; descendant of Testa, a pet form of Battista (Baptist).
User-submitted Reference
Testa is the Italian word for 'head'.
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Testa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Testa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Testa (Arabic: تيستا, Russian: Теста) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Testa? popularity and diffusion
Testa is the 7,376th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 94,603 people. Testa is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Testa reside; 61 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe. Testa is also the 279,628th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 850 people.
This last name is most common in Italy, where it is held by 46,188 people, or 1 in 1,324. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 24 percent live, Lazio, where 19 percent live and Piedmont, where 14 percent live. Barring Italy this last name exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.
Testa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Testa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Testa surname expanded 158,843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,990 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Testa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Testa surname are 2.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.69% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Testa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning €30,741 per year; in South Africa they earn 214.04% more than the national average, earning R 746,268 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $55,337 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Testa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Testa in the Russian language | ||
| Теста | testa | - |
| Testa in the Arabic language | ||
| تيستا | tysta | - |
| تستا | tsta | - |
| تِستا | tista | - |
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